Justin Spring: full speed ahead
Burke native and Olympic gymnast Justin Spring never could sit still. He's also never been one to keep quiet during those tense minutes prior to competition. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
West Springfield American stays alive
Unable to produce with the bases loaded and a rain delay on the way, the West Springfield American 10- and 11-year-old All-Stars suffered a 12-5 loss to Chesterfield on Sunday and dropped to the bottom part of the state tournament bracket. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Doctors use 'concierge care' to spend more time with patients
Waiting rooms. Insurance and medical history forms to fill out. Waiting again once your name is called, sitting alone in a cold, white room and then seeing a doctor for 10 minutes before being shipped out with a prescription that will hopefully cure you.Sound familiar? It's what most Americans go through when they visit their primary care physicians. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Stop work order reversed on controversial Springfield mansion
Despite the wishes of his community, Hermilio Machicao will soon have a place to call home. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Pets provide therapy
For the past two years, a small group of residents at the Greenspring retirement community has been improving the mental health of residents by simply falling asleep on laps and waiting to be petted. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
"Belle" visits Inova children
"Beauty and the Beast" characters visited children at Inova Fairfax Hospital | 0 comments - ›› more ...
New law may raise HOA fees statewide
A new state law may affect homeowners who live in neighborhoods governed by homeowners associations, condominium associations, cooperative associations and like entities. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Teens arrested for Springfield Mall robbery
On the evening of Friday, July 25, four Oxon Hill, MD. teenagers were arrested after allegedly following a 21-year-old man walk to his car in the Springfield Mall parking lot, beating him and then stealing his money and personal belongings at gunpoint. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Trafficking, money laundering arrests made
Eight Fairfax County residents have been charged in nine separate criminal complaints, including cigarette trafficking, money laundering, identification fraud and identity theft schemes. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Arrest made in rental home scam
County police arrested a 31-year-old Catlett man Thursday night for fraudulently renting foreclosed homes that did not belong to him. Richard Hiner allegedly posted rental listings on Craigslist.com and then collected security deposits and rent for bank-owned homes that had gone into foreclosure. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Two women charged in apparent pet care scam
Fairfax County Police Animal Control Officers charged two women with two counts of grand larceny and six counts of animal cruelty on Thursday, July 24. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Saunders makes his mark
West Springfield graduate Joe Saunders is making a name for himself this season in Major League Baseball. The left-handed pitcher has 12 wins for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim and was named to his first All-Star team. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
State Dept. stands aside
Feds won't weigh in on county's lease with Saudi Academy | 2 comments - ›› more ...
Report compares BRAC sites
Fort Belvoir's preparation for the incoming throngs of defense department workers in 2011 is almost in full swing, and this week's public release of an environmental assessment puts the Army one step closer to making a decision on where the final piece of the puzzle will be placed. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Lorton home invaded
Police are looking for a man suspected of breaking into a Lorton home, locking the female homeowner in a bathroom and then searching the home for money. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Parkway work begins
The first phase of construction to complete the Fairfax County Parkway extension started this week. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Missing man's body found in Fairfax
The body of a Burke man missing since Sunday, July 6, was found by his friends this morning in a wooded area near Bonnie Brae Elementary School in Fairfax, according to Fairfax County Police. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
A total team effort
Long before a pair of fifth-inning homers pushed the District 9 Majors final out of reach, West Springfield American Little League coach Gary Engle swelled with pride when he thought of how his team responded to an earlier loss and posted a 7-2 record throughout this annual All-Star tournament. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Clifton cashes in on weddings
Small town in a big county is a popular place to tie the knot | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Child abuse reported in Kingstowne
Police are looking for witnesses to a reported case of child abuse inside the Noodles and Company restaurant in Kingstowne Town Center on the early evening of Friday, June 27. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Washington Gas facility to open
Washington Gas trainees will no longer have to train in the field because their training facility will look like your neighborhood. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Robbery, arson at Lake Accotink Park
Three fires were set and five bikes stolen at Lake Accotink Park last week. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Torch passed at Belvoir
A new Fort Belvoir commander will lead the way for the incoming 19,000 federal base realignment and closure (BRAC) workers. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Army Museum support center contract awarded
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has awarded a $24.4 million contract for the construction of a 124,000-square-foot support center on Fort Belvoir's South Post to house and study historic Army materials. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Mulligan Road to be built with four lanes
A key connector road to accommodate the anticipated influx of federal defense workers in southern Fairfax County will now be built with four lanes. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Boardinghouse racks up big fines
The owner of a property on Hanover Avenue in Springfield was found to have violated Fairfax County zoning, building and fire safety codes. | 1 comment - ›› more ...